i hear the silent language better than i speak it-
LL.
—it having taken the detestable Danai, who came and fled by sea, for men to learn to fear deceptive words accompanying faithless gifts.
LACAN
I have been hovering for some time between the
exquisite sense of the luxurious and a love for
philosophy —were I calculated for the former I should
be glad —but as I am not I shall turn all my soul to the
latter.
KEATS
To John Taylor, 24 Apr. 1818
Sometimes the incapacity to make a mistake happens-
LL.
translations~
-present progressive, turns into the infinitive-
-i had a desire to add emphasis-
so i used a nonstard adverb-
LL.